Hi. This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV.
I'm going to show you how to create your own custom emblem logo on a powerful, star-flair background.
This tutorial is in 2 parts. In Part 1, I'll show you how to create the background and logo design
and in Part 2, we'll give it color, texture and dimension.
Create a new document by pressing Ctrl + N on Windows or Cmd + N on a Mac. Make its Width:
1550 pixels, its Height: 870 pixels and the Resolution: 150 pixels per inch. The Color
Mode is RGB and 8 bits per channel. Then, click OK. We'll fill it with black. To do
this, press Shift + the F5 key at the top of your keyboard to open the Fill window.
Open the fly-out menu and click "Black". Then, click OK. Go to Filter, Render and Lens Flare.
Drag the lens flare to the center of Preview panel. Tick 50 - 300 mm Zoom and reduce its
opacity to 50%. Then, click OK. Click the lock icon to unlock the background. Enlarge
your image by pressing Ctrl or Cmd + T to open your Transform Tool. Click the chain-link
icon to link the Width and Height together. Now, whatever percentage you type into one,
will appear in the other. In either of the fields, type in 500%. To accept the Transform,
press Enter or Return, twice. Because our background is now 500% bigger, it extends
beyond our visible canvas. We want to crop it to just the area that we see. To do this
press Ctrl or Cmd + A to select the area of the canvas and go to Image and Crop. To deselect
it, press Ctrl or Cmd + D. To change the color of the lens flare, double-click its thumbnail
to open the Layer Style window. Click "Color Overlay" and change the Blend Mode to "Color".
Click the color box and pick a color you like. Since I already know the color I want, I'll
type it into the hexadecimal field. 008AFF. Once you pick your color, click OK on both
windows. Next, we'll brighten the background and add a scan lines pattern. Click the new
Layer icon to make a new layer. We'll fill it with 50% grey. Open your Fill window and click 50% grey.
Click the foreground color to open the color picker. In the Brightness
field, type in 20% to pick a very dark grey. Then, click OK. Go to Filter and Filter Gallery.
Open the Sketch folder and click "Halftone Pattern". Choose "Line" for the Pattern Type
and make the Size: 1 and the Contrast: 50. Then, click OK.
Change the Blend Mode to "Divide"
and reduce the opacity to 80%. Next, we'll add a soft, dark vignette. Click the Layer
mask icon to make a layer mask next to the active layer. Open your Elliptical Marquee
Tool, go to the top, left corner of your document and drag a selection to the lower, right corner.
Go to Select and Transform Selection. Go to a corner and when you see a diagonal, double-arrow,
press and hold Alt or Option + Shift as you drag it in approximately this much. Then,
go to the top, middle of the Transform and when you see a vertical, double-arrow, continue
to press Alt or Option + Shift as you drag the Transform down a little bit. Then, press
and Enter or Return. Go to Select, Modify and Feather. Feather it 100 pixels and click
OK or press Enter or Return. Press Alt or Option + Delete to fill the selection with
the foreground color, which is black. Then, deselect it. Invert the layer mask by pressing
Ctrl or Cmd + I. Next, we'll add a bright, starburst shape emanating from the center.
Click the New Layer icon to make a new layer. Let's name it "Starburst". Click the small,
black and white icon to make your foreground and background colors default to black and
white, respectively. Then, click the curved, double-arrow icon to invert the colors. Now,
white is your foreground color. Open your Polygon Tool and click "Pixels". If you're
using version CS5 or earlier, the "Pixel" icon is here. Make the Sides: 99 and click
the gear icon. Check: "Star", indent the sides by 99% and check: "Smooth Indents". We want
to create guide lines that will show us the center of our document. To do this, go to
"View" and click "New Guide Layout". Type in "2" for the numbers of Columns and Rows
and make sure "Center Columns" is checked. Then, click OK or press Enter or Return.
Go to the center crosshair and drag out the shape to approximately this size. Change the Blend
Mode to "Soft Light" and decrease its opacity to 50%.
Let's place all the layers into a folder.
Shift-click on the thumbnail of the bottom layer to highlight all the layers and
press Ctrl or Cmd + G. Name it "Background" or "Bkg" for short. Open your Horizontal Type
Tool and pick a heavy font. I'm using "Great Lakes NF Regular". If you'd like to use it,
I provided its link in my video's description or project files. I'll make the size temporarily
100 points, Sharp, Center Alignment and black for the color. Click on your document and
type out your text. If you want to resize your text, highlight it and slide the size
icon to the left or right. If you want to adjust the space between characters, also
know as "leading", click between those characters and press and hold Alt or Option as you press
the left or right arrow key on your keyboard.
If you have a second line of text and want it to be independent from your first line,
click your Move Tool and press "T" to open
your Type Tool again. Click on your document below your first line and type out your text.
Adjust the leading if you need to. Another way to adjust the text's size is to click
back on your Move Tool and open your Transform Tool. For this example, I'd like to make this
text match the length of the top line. First, I'll drag it flush with the left edge. Then,
I'll go to the lower, right corner and press & hold Shift as I drag it out until it's flush
with the right edge. To slide your text vertically, press and hold Shift again as you drag it
down. Then, press Enter or Return. To resize and reposition your entire block of text,
Shift-click on the other text to highlight it as well and then, open your Transform Tool.
Center it and size it to your liking.
Ctrl-click or Cmd-click on the New Layer icon to make a new layer below the active layers.
In this empty layer, we'll place a triangular frame.
Open your Polygon Tool and this time, choose "Shape". In CS5 or earlier, the Shape Tool
is here. For the Fill, click the symbol with the red, diagonal line.
so won't be filling the shape with any color. For the Stroke, click Black and make it's
Radius: 10 points. We'll give it 3 sides to make shape triangular. Click the gear icon
and uncheck "Star". Go to the center of the guide lines and drag out your shape. Press
and hold Shift as you rotate it until the top point snaps to the vertical guide line.
Don't release your cursor, yet. To reposition it, press and hold the Shift + the Space Bar
as you drag the shape. Then, release. To hide the work path, press the "Esc" key, twice.
To invert the shape, go to Edit, Transform and "Flip Vertical". Press "v" to open your
Move Tool and drag it to a position that looks good with your text. Use your Transform Tool
again if you want to resize it.
In Part 2, we'll make out emblem come alive.
This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV. Thanks for watching!